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Surgery set to end Manny Pacquiao's hopes of Floyd Mayweather rematch

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Manny Pacquiao is to have surgery this week for a torn rotator cuff, with the recovery time expected to put the Filipino out of action for nine to 12 months but he is facing possible disciplinary action for failing to disclose the injury.

Pacquiao claimed a shoulder injury hampered his bid to hand Floyd Mayweather a first defeat as a professional in the richest fight in boxing history in Las Vegas on Saturday. Mayweather won a unanimous decision in the four-belt unification bout to improve his record to 48-0.

Pacquiao's injury would appear to rule out any chance of a rematch after the 38-year-old Mayweather said he would have one more fight in September before retiring.

"We have an MRI scan that confirms he has a rotator cuff tear. He has a significant tear," the orthopedic surgeon Neal ElAttrache told ESPN.com.

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Manny Pacquiao's torn rotator cuff is expected to keep the Filipino sidlelined for up to a year. Photograph: Jason Merritt/Getty Images

Pacquiao, known for his aggressive and all-out attacking style, was clearly not his typical offensive-minded self in Las Vegas. After the fight, the Top Rank promoter Bob Arum said Pacquiao suffered a shoulder injury in training about two-and-a-half weeks earlier and it hampered him in the fight.


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